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Many species produce aerial roots from branches and roots descend into soil. Leaves are simple, alternate, genrally entire (occasionally lobed), and usually persistent. Fruit is immersed in thick, fleshy receptacles.
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Florida Strangler Fig (F. aurea)
Seeds become lodged in crotches of other species. The germinated seeds produce aerial roots which eventually penetrate the soil. The foliage shades out the host and kills it.
India Rubber Tree (F. elastica)
A common house plant which was formerly a source of rubber.
Common Fig (F. carica)
The common edible fig which is native to the Mediterranean region.
